Mr. Speaker. I rise today to condemn in the strongest terms possible an ugly and xenophobic comment that recently came to my attention. Yesterday. a staff member who works for another Member of Congress responded to an email inquiry regarding the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with what can only be described as an insulting and bigoted attempt at humor. His comments were deeply offensive to Indians. Indian Americans. and countless others like me who do not tolerate such bigotry. On one of my visits to India a few years ago I was able to meet with government officials. including Prime Minister Singh. then a member of the Rajya Sabha.
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